COURSE PLAN ON

TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
F.Y.M.SC. NURSING

INTRODUCTION
Transcultural nursing is how professional nursing interact with the concept of culture.

Transcultural nursing is the study of the life ways and patterns of persons of various cultures
including their health care practices and nursing role in that culture.

PHILOSOPHY
Transcultural Nursing care is a well-established theoretical framework. This theory, developed
by Madeleine Leininger, can have an impact on clinical practice, academic preparation and
nursing research.

 Transcultural nursing is a comparative study of culture to understand similarities and

differences across human group.
 Various groups are examined with respect to their caring behaviour, nursing care, health
and illness values, beliefs and patterns of behaviour.

AIM
The aim of transcultural nursing is to provide sensitive and effective nursing care to meet the
cultural needs of individuals, families and groups, to integrate transcultural concepts, theories
and practices into nursing education, research and clinical applications.

OBJECTIVE’S
 On the completion of three months course of transcultural nursing the students will be
able to
 Describe Knowledge and understanding to from an ethnographic approach the
importance of nursing culture and the meetings in the caring context and their
relevance to the health and illness.
 Skills and abilities by applying ethnographic methodology analyses meeting in a
health care environment with different cultural background.
 Ability to evaluate and approve
  Reflect on how health and illness can be eliminated from an ethnographic perspective

 Reflect on health professionals.

ELIGIBILITY
 The candidate should be registered nurse and registered midwife to equivalent with any
state nursing registration council.
 Candidate shall be medically fit.
 The minimum education requirements shall be passing of Diploma (N), B.Sc. (N) OR
P.B.B.Sc.(N) with minimum of 50% aggregate marks

COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS
 The teaching method used in the course is lecture, seminar and clinical training.
 The teaching and seminar are conducted in English.
 Above 50% pass in each of the theory and practical separately.
 Student has pass in internal assessment and university exam separately with 50% marks
each.
 A candidate has pass in theory and practical exam separately in each of the paper.
 Maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed 6 months.
 The candidate must have 80% attendance for theory & practical for appearing final
examination.
 If the candidate fails in either theory or practical exam, he/ she has to reappear for both
the paper
 All practical examination must be held in the respective clinical areas.
DETAILS BREAKDOWN OF THE COURSE

Unit Subject Theory(hrs) Practical Total

(hrs.)
1 Transcultural nursing: 24 23 47
Theoretical perspective
2 A development approach to 42 116 158
transcultural nursing
3 Clinical topics and issues in 90 192 282
transcultural nursing
TOTAL 156 331 487

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
SR. SUBJECT INTERNAL EXTERNAL TOTAL
NO. MARKS MARKS
1. Transcultural nursing: 25 75 100
Theoretical perspective
2. A development approach to 25 75 100
transcultural nursing
3. Clinical topics and issues in 25 75 100
transcultural nursing
4. Practical I 50 50 100

5. Practical II 50 50 100

6. Practical 50 50 100
III
TOTAL 225 375 600

SYLLABUS
SR. UNIT NAME THEORY PRACTICAL TOTAL
NO. HRS. HRS.
 SUB-I. TRANSCULTURAL NURSING: THEORETICAL
PERSPECTIVE
1) Theoretical foundations of 10hrs - 10 hrs
transcultural nursing

2) Transcultural nursing care 14hrs 23hrs 37hrs

Total 24 23 47

SUB-II. A developmental approach to transcultural nursing

1) Transcultural nursing care 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs
of the childbearing family

2) Transcultural perspective 12hrs 26hrs 38hrs

in the nursing care of
children and adolescents

3) Transcultural perspective 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

in the nursing care of the
middle-aged adults

4) Transcultural perspective 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

in the nursing care of the
elderly

TOTAL 42hrs 116hrs 158 hrs

SUB-III. CLINICAL TOPICS ISSUES IN TRANSCULTURAL NURSING

1. Alterations in lifestyle: 12hrs 28hrs 40hrs
transcultural concepts in
chronic illness

2. Transcultural perspective 16hrs 36Hrs 52hrs

in mental health

3. Transcultural concepts in 10hrs 28hrs 38hrs

critical care nursing

4. Transcultural aspects of 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

pain
5. Culture and the 16hrs 36hrs 52hrs
community
6. Religion, culture and 14hrs 36hrs 50hrs
 nursing
7. International nursing and 12hrs - 48hrs
health
TOTAL 90 hrs 192hrs 487hrs

SYLLABUS
SR. UNIT NAME THEORY PRACTICAL TOTAL
NO. HRS. HRS.
SUB-I. TRANSCULTURAL NURSING: THEORETICAL
PERSPECTIVES
1. Theoretical foundations of 10hrs - 10 hrs
transcultural nursing

2. Transcultural nursing care 14hrs 23hrs 37hrs

Medicine ward
TOTAL 24 HRS 23 HRS 47 HRS

SUB-II. A developmental approach to transcultural nursing

1) Transcultural nursing care 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs
of the childbearing family ANC, PNC
Labour room
2) Transcultural perspective 12hrs 26hrs 38hrs
in the nursing care of Paediatric ward
children and adolescents

3) Transcultural perspective 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

in the nursing care of the Medicine ward
middle-aged adults

4) Transcultural perspective 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

in the nursing care of the Geriatric ward
elderly

TOTAL 42 HRS 116 HRS 158 HRS

SUB-III. Clinical topics issues in transcultural nursing

1) Alterations in lifestyle: 12hrs 28hrs 40hrs
transcultural concepts in ICU
chronic illness

2) Transcultural perspective 16hrs 36Hrs 52hrs

in mental health Psychiatric ward

3) Transcultural concepts in 10hrs 28hrs 38hrs

critical care nursing ICU & EMD

4) Transcultural aspects of 10hrs 30hrs 40hrs

pain Surgical ward
5) Culture and the 16hrs 36hrs 52hrs
community Community
posting
6) Religion, culture and 14hrs 36hrs 50hrs
nursing Community
 posting
7) International nursing and 12hrs - 48hrs
health
TOTAL 90 hrs 192hrs 487hrs

BHARATI VIDYAPEETH (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF NUSRING, PUNE

411049
 COURSE PLAN
ON
TRANSCULTUR
AL NURSING
SUBMITTED TO:

Prof. Pravina Mahadalkar

Professor SUBMITTED BY:

BV(DU)CON, PUNE Mr. Vaibhav Sonawane

Ms. Manasi Ghadage

Ms. Ratna Bhavi

F.Y.M. Sc NURSING

BV(DU)CON, PUNE

BHARATI VIDYAPEETH (DEEMED TO BE) UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF NUSRING, PUNE

411049
 Unit PLAN
ON
TRANSCULTUR
AL NURSING
SUBMITTED TO:

Prof. Pravina Mahadalkar

Professor SUBMITTED BY:

BV(DU)CON, PUNE Mr. Vaibhav Sonawane

Ms. Manasi Ghadage

Ms. Ratna Bhavi

F.Y.M. Sc NURSING

BV(DU)CON, PUNE